Presentation - 15th TRB National Transportation Planning

TRB National Transportation Applications Conference

Bryson Koziell, GISP Ram Maddali, PE Yagnesh Jarmarwala, PMP May 6, 2013

Technology is Evolving Rapidly… • GIS and Mobile Applications Capabilities Growing • Feed Data to “Any” Device in Any Location • Collect Data and Analyze in GIS

• Key Tools to Support Travel Demand Modeling

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

This Evolution Opens Up New Opportunities… Beyond Mapping • • • • •

Real-Time Data Collection Historical and current data availability Enhanced Data Display and Analysis Feed models Planning – Population – Workforce Statistics

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Hardware Trends Supporting Data Collection • Many New Devices – GPS Receivers, Trimble Yuma – iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone applications – Ruggedized Field Computers – Smart Phones

• Choose Your Weapon Carefully – Considerations: Users, Field Conditions, GPS Accuracy

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Applications Supporting Traffic Data Collection • ArcGIS Online – Maps and Applications – World Traffic Service

– Store and Collect Data – Use on any platform

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Applications Supporting Traffic Data Collection • Bing • Google • Waze

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Data Sources Supporting Traffic Data Collection • INRIX – Historic Traffic Data – .csv format – Easily converted into GIS • Waze – Data collected by users

– Current traffic conditions

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Case Study – Dallas Texas • Mobile Application Used to Collect Traffic Data – Drivers sent out in intervals • Traffic Data Fed to GIS • GIS Used to Analyze and Display • Results Compared – INRIX – Google • Field data compared to model results

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Case Study – Dallas Texas • Mobile Application Used to Collect Traffic Data – Drivers sent out in intervals • Traffic Data Fed to GIS • GIS Used to Analyze and Display • Results Compared – INRIX – Google • Field data compared to model results

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Case Study – Dallas Texas Data Comparison • Google – May 9, 2012, 8:00 AM

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Case Study – Dallas Texas Data Comparison • INRIX – May 9, 2012, 8:00 AM

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Case Study – Dallas Texas Data Comparison • CDM Smith Application – May 9, 2012, 8:00 AM

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Advantages/Disadvantages of Different Data Collection Methods • Google/Bing • Historical Data • ArcGIS Online • “Out of Box” and Custom Applications

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Comments and Opinions • Typically “Small Investment, High Return”. • This is Not Rocket Science

• Base GIS Software Has These Capabilities • Leverage GIS to Enhance Model Accuracy

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Questions and Contact

Contacts:

Bryson Koziell, GISP Group Leader/Project Manager [email protected] Ram Maddali, P.E., Project Manager [email protected] Yagnesh Jarmarwala, PMP, Project Manager [email protected]

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference

Speed and delay data collection planning

TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference